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article2016 Reviews,When humankind is systematically attacked to near extinction by an unknown alien race, a smart and witty teenage girl needs to fight her way through enemy lines to save her younger brother.
Genre: Action/Drama/Sci-fiDirector: J Blakeson
Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Alex Roe, Zachary Arthur,
Maika Monroe, Ron Livingston, Liev Schreiber and Maria Bello.
Maika Monroe, Ron Livingston, Liev Schreiber and Maria Bello.
Run Time: 112 min.
US Release: 22 January 2016
UK Release: 22 January 2016
German Release: 14 January 2016
It’s the beginning of a new year, which means a new film adaptation of a young adult novel is to be released in theatres. The 5th Wave is a sci-fi drama based on the book by author Rick Yancey and adapted into a screenplay by writers Akiva Goldsman, Susannah Grant and Jeff Pinkner. The movie was not on my radar until very late in December, when a trailer advertised it on TV.
I did not read the novel, so I can’t say if it is any good nor can I compare it to the film. I did hear positive things about it though, with many reviewers saying that the book blurred the lines between young adult fiction and adult fiction. This blockbuster did not offer any of those qualities and seems to be a dumbed down version of its print counterpart.
Cassie Sullivan (Moretz) is a normal teenage girl, who has a good relationship with her parents and younger brother Sam (Arthur). Her high school crush is Ben Parish (Robinson), captain of the football team and her best friend and her are members of the school’s girl-soccer team. Everything changes though, when an alien race unleashes four lethal waves of attacks that leave humankind nearly decimated.
Cassie makes her way amidst the ruins of civilisation, to find and save her brother who was taken by Colonel Vosch (Schreiber), while preparing for the 5th and last wave. She teams up with a young man named Evan (Roe, who seems to have some valuable skills. But is she able to trust him?
Now the story does have it’s positives (if not many) and I am going to start by counting them down. The 5th Wavestarts out strong, with Moretz being put in a tough position until it skips back in time before the invasion. Talking about the alien invasion, the way the “Others” attack humans on Earth was realised pretty well and has a sense of danger to it. The part in which the army abuses the naivety of the children is elaborated really good and makes sense, especially since we see that type of abuse every now and then in the news.
I did appreciate how the story centred on Cassie’s desperate attempt to get to her brother and how she punches her way through rows of adults - with some help by others. She manages to kick some butt, even though it was not exactly the portrayal of a strong and independent girl I had wished to see.
Sadly the negatives out way the positives, starting with the fact that the plot offers no new formula for this kind of movie that includes easy and predictable twists. Instead it gives the viewer the same repetitive story we obtained since The Twilight Saga: Teen girl meets boy she likes, then tragedy strikes. Girl encounters another boy who is interested in her and finally, the love triangle.
This gets me to the worst part of this film, which is the romance between Cassie and Evan. It is completely inorganic and although a part of the novel, it does not fit into the cinematic adaptation, with its forced and awkward dialogues between both characters.
My last two issues with The 5th Wavemight be nitpicks, but they did bother me nonetheless! Number one; Lack of an insight as to why the aliens are in desperate need of Earth, they just simply are. Finally, my last story related complaint is the about how this movie portrays child-soldiers; I wished for something more realistic and gritty, not scenes filled with clichés about the military.
Chloe Grace Moretz makes the best impression in this sci-fi drama, actually trying to give a good and committed performance. But due to the clumsy writing and zero chemistry with co-worker Alex Roe, her acting is just “OK”. I did like her reaction in the woods when she finally comes to realise that she lost her father and brother all in one day.
Nick Robinson, the boy you might recognize from Jurassic World or the sitcom Melissa & Joey, has a couple of good scenes but was generally bad compared to Roe, who apart from the bodged romance with Moretz at least sees to try and give a good performance. Liev Schreiber has limited screen time, but is nonetheless disappointing due to his monotonous portrayal of Army Colonel Vosch.
The camera work for this film is good but nothing groundbreaking, with director of photography Enrique Chediak giving it a bright, strong and glossy look. The special effects are rather mediocre; the plane falling from the sky (as seen in the trailers) and the alien drones look like computer animated graphics and I didn’t buy the flood waves.
Verdict: The 5th Wave is the first dull movie I walked into early this year and to say the truth, I did not expect anything else. According to what I read about the novel online, it is supposed to be gritty and to some extend insightful. The film displays none of those qualities and simply offers a worn out plot with mediocre performances and poor romance between the two main characters. I am sure this will be a fun movie for young teenaged girls, but older audiences won’t find any enjoyment in this film. I will give this sci-fi drama a 6 out of 10.
If you are looking for an entertaining evening in the theatre, I recommend you go see either Creed or The Big Short. Here are the links to my reviews for both films: CreedReview (Spoiler Free) & The Big Short Review (Spoiler Free).
So what did you think of The 5th Wave? Do you agree with my opinion? Leave a comment below if you want to discuss a specific aspect of the movie. Thank you very much for reading and if you found this review helpful, click like and share it.
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